Land grants -- South Carolina -- History -- Sources -- South Carolina -- History -- Sources
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Thomas Smith Land Grant
Collection
Identifier: SC-MS-007
Scope and Contents
Photocopy of 1688 deed for Oyster Poynt in Charlestowne, Carolina. In the winter of 1688, Thomas Smith purchased a six acre plot of land in Charlestowne, Carolina known as Oyster Point. Smith's grant was an ornately decorated, well delineated description, containing three major areas of information: a sketch of the location showing bounding lots; a surveyor's report; and a formal statement from the Lords Proprietors of the Province of Carolina.In the upper left corner of the...
Dates:
1688-1693
Found in:
Special Collections